Poverty rate at national poverty lines in Belize
52.0% of people in Belize lived below the national poverty line in 2018.
The latest value for Belize is for 2018. Most countries have figures for 2021.
Belize, 2018
52.0%
Change from 2009
+10.7percentage points
Poverty rate at national poverty lines in Belize over time
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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Belize |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 52.0% |
| 2009 | 41.3% |
| 2002 | 34.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 41.3% in 2009, a change of +10.7 percentage points.
- Since 2002, when it was 34.1%, the figure has changed by +17.9 percentage points.